Cigarette holder



'A 2, 1932 M. R. KELCHNER CIGARETTE HOLDER Fi1ed Feb. 1v., 195o ATTORNEY 5` Patented Aug. 2, 15932 PATENT @FFE-Q MYRTLE RUELLE KELCHNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE HOLDER Application filed February 17, 1930. Serial No. 428,937.

My invention relates to cigarette holders and has for its object the provision of improved means whereby after the smoking of a cigarette in the holder, the unburned portion or stub may be readily ejected from the holder without being touched by the hand and without the use of any extraneous instrument.

My invention has for one of its objects the simplifying of the ejecting means, so that although it is very certain and reliable in its operation it may be produced and applied to cigarette holders at low cost.

Cigarette holders constructed largely of paper are now in Wide use and are sold at retail at very low prices. My improved ejecting means may be composed entirely of paper and applied to cigarette holders of the type mentioned, although obviously it is capable i of being made of other materials and may be applied to cigarette and cigar holders of every description.

Reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawing of which Fig. l is a side elevation, partly in section, showing a cigarette holder constructed in accordance with my invention, with a cigarette held thereby in position to be smoked.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a cigarette stub being ejected.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the ejecting means fully withdrawn from the holder.

Fig. et is a perspective view illustrating the details of construction of the ejecting means and the manner in which it may be assembled into the body of the holder, and

Fig. 5 is a. longitudinal section partly brokou away, showing a modified form of the invention.

The cigarette holder shown in the drawing is of a type ordinarily produced at low cost and comprises a tapered, tubular body 1 usually of paper, and provided with a mouthpiece 2 secured thereto which may be part of a `f goose quill.

The open end of the body is adapted to receive and securely hold a cigarette by reason of the wedging action thereof.

A strip 3 of tough paper or other strong, flexible material is secured at one end, as by Vrette isA then wedged into the holder.

glue or cement, tothe body l. The other end of said strip is free, and intermediate its ends an enlargement or projection 4 is provided.l

Preferably such enlargement is formed by bending the strip in the manner shown in Fig. 4t and securing the folds or plies together by glue or cement. Obviously the enlargement or projection may be formed in other ways and may be either integral with or secured to the strip.

In using the improved cigarette holder, the strip 3 is placed in the position shown in Fig. l and the cigarette is then inserted, being wedged into the holder in the usual Way. rlhe strip 3 now occupies a position in which the portion intermediate its ends is doubled upon itself and extends along and in contact with the side of that part of the cigarette which is within the holder, the enlargement lbeing within the holder and interior to the end of the cigarette.

After the cigarette has been smoked, the stub is readily ejected by pulling upon the free end of the strip 3, which causes the enlargement e to engage the lower end of the stub and, as the pull upon the strip is continued, to force the stub out of the holder. rThis movement brings the strip into the position shown in Fig. 2. The strip may then be restored to the position of Fig. 1 and the holder is ready tol receive a fresh cigarette.

The holder may be used for an indefinite period, as the strip 3 is preferably of strong, durable material. The cigarette may be smoked practically down to the holder since it can be readily ejected regardless of the shortness of the stub. f

Some of the advantages of the invention may be obtained by the use of the structure shown in Fig. 5. Y

This device differs from that of Figures l to 3 only in that the paper strip 3 has no enlargement or projection. The strip 3 is in other respects similar to the strip 3 and is similarly secured to the body l.

ln using this holder, the strip 3 is first placed in the position shown and the ciga- 1 In order to eject the stub the free end of the st-rip is pulled, and the strip may then be restored to the position shown.

I claim:

l. In a device of the class described, a tubular body having a mouthpiece and an opening adapted to receive an article to be smoked, and a. flexible strip secured at one end to said body, said strip being of sufficient length to enable it to extend into said opening to a point beyond the inner end of said article to form an intermediate portion for ejecting the article, thence outward to cause the opposite end thereof to project at a point exterior to the body.

2. In a device of the class described, a tubular body having a mouthpiece and an opening adapted to receive an article to! be smoked, and a flexible strip secured at one end to the receiving end of said body, said strip being of sufficient length to enable it to extend into said opening along the inner side thereof to a point beyond the inner end of said article to form an intermediate article ejecting portion, thence outward at the o posite end thereof to a point exterior to tllie body.

3. In a device of the class described, a tubular body having a mouthpiece and an opening adapted to receive an article to be smoked, and a flexible strip secured at one end to said body, said strip being of sufficient length to enable it to extend into said opening to a point beyond the inner end of said article, thence outward at the opposite end thereof to a point exterior to the body, said strip having a projection formed intermediate the ends thereof at a. point which is interior to the inner end of the. article to be ejected when the strip is placed in its operative position.

4. In a device of the class described, a tubular body having a mouthpiece and an opening adapted to receive an article t-o be smoked, and a flexible strip secured at one end to said body, said strip being of sufficient length to enable it toextend into said opening to a point beyond the inner end of said article, thence outward to a point exterior to the body, said strip being folded upon outwardly beyond the opening to form a linger piece.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name hereto.

MYRTLE RUELLE KELCHNER.

itself to form an integral projection at a point which is interior to the inner end of the article to be ejected when the strip is placed in its operative position.

5. In a device of the class described, a tubular body having a mouthpiece and an opening adapted to receive an article to be smo-lied, and a flexible strip having an end portion engaging at the open end of the tubular body and extending thereinto along the inner wall thereof at one side, an intermediate portion adapted to engage below the article to eject the same, and the opposite end portion thereof extending outwardly beyond the end of the tubular body to form a finger piece. 

